Variation in grain β-glucan due to site, cultivar and nitrogen fertiliser in Western Australia

2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (12) ◽  
pp. 1017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blakely H. Paynter ◽  
Stefan E. Harasymow
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Grain Quality ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Malt Extract ◽  
Water Penetration ◽  
N Application ◽  
Nitrogen Fertiliser ◽  
Barley Cultivars ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Projected Changes

To adjust to projected changes in the future climate, maltsters are looking to reduce their water use. One option is to reduce the number of periods of water immersion during steeping from two to one. This might be possible if cultivars with very low grain β-glucan are used, as high β-glucan concentrations can restrict water penetration into the endosperm and the speed of germination. This study compared the grain β-glucan and various grain quality traits of nine two-row, Australian barley cultivars when grown at three sites with four rates of nitrogen (N) in Western Australia. Significant differences in grain β-glucan were found. Of the main factors, cultivar was found to have the largest effect on grain β-glucan followed by site, with N having the smallest effect. Grain β-glucan increased with increasing N application at two of the three sites. Not all cultivars responded similarly to N application. Grain with low β-glucan concentration generally had lower hectolitre weights, higher screenings, lower grain protein and was softer than grain with high grain β-glucan. There was no correlation between grain β-glucan and average grain weight, grain brightness or malt extract. The implication of these interactions and correlations in the breeding of very low grain β-glucan cultivars suited to single steep malting is discussed.

Nitrogen fertiliser alleviates the disorder straighthead in Australian rice

2006 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 1077 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. W. Dunn ◽  
G. D. Batten ◽  
T. S. Dunn ◽  
R. Subasinghe ◽  
R. L. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
High Nitrogen ◽  
Physiological Disorder ◽  
N Application ◽  
Nitrogen Fertiliser ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Growing Environment ◽  
Nitrogen Rates ◽  
N Status

Straighthead is a ‘physiological’ disorder of rice, the symptoms being floret sterility, deformed florets and panicles and reduced grain yield. Straighthead in rice is difficult to investigate because of its unpredictable occurrence under field conditions. An experiment was conducted in south-eastern Australia in 1996 to investigate the effect of rate and timing of N fertilisation on growth and yield of rice. The presence of straighthead at this location gave a unique opportunity to study the influence of crop N status. This paper reports the influence of N application on straighthead symptoms during this experiment. A significant reduction of straighthead occurred with higher rates of N application. Application of 250 kg N/ha pre-flood, improved plant growth and vigour with subsequent increased uptake and accumulation of S, P, K, Mg, Cu, Mn and Zn in the plant at panicle initiation. The reduction of straighthead at high nitrogen rates may be due to improved uptake of several essential nutrients, and Cu may be a critical nutrient. This study and earlier observations have shown the application of optimal levels of pre-flood nitrogen to achieve grain yields greater than 10 t/ha may reduce straighthead severity in the Australian rice-growing environment. The results in this paper are not presented as recommendations to growers but a contribution to the currently limited literature on straighthead in Australia.

Effect of Water Temperature on Interfacial Shear Strength of Resin Particles Added CFRTP

2018 ◽  
Vol 774 ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Hideaki Katogi ◽  
Kenichi Takemura ◽  
Mao Mochizuki
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Interfacial Shear Strength ◽  
Water Immersion ◽  
Interfacial Shear ◽  
Water Penetration ◽  
Resin Particle ◽  
Particle Addition

In this study, interfacial shear strength of resin particles added carbon fiber/maleic acid anhydride grafted polypropylene under water temperature was investigated. Water temperature range was from room temperature to 80 oC. The maximum immersion time was 24 hours. Micro debonding tests of non and resin particles added composites were conducted. Fracture surface of resin particles added composite were observed by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). As a result, interfacial shear strengths of non particles added composite monotonously decreased with an increase of water temperature. Interfacial shear strength of resin particles added composite was higher than that of non resin particles added composite under all water temperatures except for 50 oC. From SEM observation, large resin particles on surface of carbon fiber after water immersion at 50 oC were found. And, many matrices and large resin particles on surface of carbon fiber after water immersion at 80 oC were found. Therefore, interfacial shear strength of composite was improved because resin particle addition prevented water penetration into the interface between fiber and matrix under water immersion less than 50 oC. And, interfacial shear strength of composite was probably improved by anchor effect of resin particle under water immersion at 80 oC.

The role of management in yield improvement of the wheat crop—a review with special emphasis on Western Australia

2005 ◽  
Vol 56 (11) ◽  
pp. 1137 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. K. Anderson ◽  
M. A. Hamza ◽  
D. L. Sharma ◽  
M. F. D'Antuono ◽  
F. C. Hoyle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Weed Management ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Grain Quality ◽  
Crop Residues ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
Rate Of Change ◽  
Wheat Crop ◽  
Positive Interactions

Modern bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) has been well adapted for survival and production in water-limited environments since it was first domesticated in the Mediterranean basin at least 8000 years ago. Adaptation to various environments has been assisted through selection and cross-breeding for traits that contribute to high and stable yield since that time. Improvements in crop management aimed at improving yield and grain quality probably developed more slowly but the rate of change has accelerated in recent decades. Many studies have shown that the contribution to increased yield from improved management has been about double that from breeding. Both processes have proceeded in parallel, although possibly at different rates in some periods, and positive interactions between breeding and management have been responsible for greater improvements than by either process alone. In southern Australia, management of the wheat crop has focused on improvement of yield and grain quality over the last century. Adaptation has come to be equated with profitability and, recently, with long-term economic and biological viability of the production system. Early emphases on water conservation through the use of bare fallow, crop nutrition through the use of fertilisers, crop rotation with legumes, and mechanisation, have been replaced by, or supplemented with, extensive use of herbicides for weed management, reduced tillage, earlier sowing, retention of crop residues, and the use of ‘break’ crops, largely for management of root diseases. Yields from rainfed wheat crops in Western Australia have doubled since the late 1980s and water-use efficiency has also doubled. The percentage of the crop in Western Australia that qualifies for premium payments for quality has increased 3–4 fold since 1990. Both these trends have been underpinned by the gradual elimination or management of the factors that have been identified as limiting grain yield, grain quality, or long-term viability of the cropping system.

Effect of cultivar and agronomic management on feed barley production in Alberta environments

2018 ◽  
Vol 98 (6) ◽  
pp. 1304-1320
Author(s):  
L.A. Thompson ◽  
S.M. Strydhorst ◽  
L.M. Hall ◽  
R.C. Yang ◽  
D. Pauly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Quality ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Chlormequat Chloride ◽  
Yield Increase ◽  
Barley Cultivars ◽  
Standard Management ◽  
Agronomic Management ◽  
Static Yield ◽  
High Precipitation

The area sown to barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in Alberta, Canada, and the rate of yield increase relative to other major crops have declined in recent decades. Advanced agronomic management of feed barley may increase the seeded area and differentially influence cultivar performance. Field experiments were conducted from 2014 to 2016 at 11 rainfed and three irrigated environments in Alberta to evaluate the performance of 10 feed barley cultivars under standard and advanced agronomic management. Advanced management included supplemental postemergence N, the plant growth regulator chlormequat chloride, and two foliar fungicide applications. Cultivars responded similarly to management in the low disease pressure environments encountered in the study. The two-row cultivars CDC Austenson, Xena, and CDC Coalition were the highest yielding overall, while Champion had the greatest yields in moisture-limited environments. The feed grain quality of two-row cultivars was superior to six-row cultivars. Recently released six-row cultivars were among the lowest yielding. Negative or static yield increases were observed for all newer cultivars (2006–2013 registrations) compared with the older cultivar, Xena (2000 registration). In comparison, the overall 9.3% yield increase from advanced management was notable. Advanced management yield increases were greater (8%–18%) in environments with 251–502 mm of precipitation and smaller (1%–3%) in moisture-limited environments. Management had negligible effects on lodging and grain quality. Optimal yield and quality were achieved with the two-row cultivars, CDC Austenson, Xena, or CDC Coalition, and advanced management in high precipitation environments. In environments with less precipitation, optimal yields were achieved with Champion and standard management.

Chemical control of loose smut (Ustilago segetum var. tritici) of barley and the effects of cultivar and environment on disease incidence

1991 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 373
Author(s):  
R Loughman ◽  
EJ Speijers ◽  
GJ Thomas ◽  
DJ Ballinger
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Chemical Control ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Loose Smut ◽  
High Rainfall ◽  
Barley Cultivars ◽  
Control Disease ◽  
Moderately Resistant ◽  
Very High

The reasons for an increase in barley loose smut in high rainfall areas of Western Australia were investigated in field trials from 1986 to 1988 by examining the effects of environment, cultivar and adequacy of chemical control. Disease was 4-18 times greater in 2 seed lines produced in very high rainfall areas (>750 mm/year) compared with that produced in high (450-750 mm/year) or low (<325 mm/year) rainfall areas. The effectiveness of 5 fungicide seed treatments was assessed. No fungicide seed treatment controlled disease completely. Triadimenol at 225 mg a.i./kg and carboxin at 940 mg a.i./kg were most effective, providing 93-96% disease control. Treatments were significantly (P<0.01) less effective in high rainfall areas of Western Australia. Barley cultivars released recently in Western Australia were found to be susceptible to loose smut; we suggest that the replacement of the moderately resistant Dampier with these cultivars has contributed to an increased incidence of disease.

A comparative study of the total β-glucan contents of some Australian barleys

1985 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 424 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Henry
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Malt Extract ◽  
Grain Hardness ◽  
Varietal Differences ◽  
Barley Cultivars ◽  
Grain Nitrogen ◽  
Total P

The total P-glucan contents of 13 barley cultivars and 12 experimental barley lines were measured using an enzymic technique. The average P-glucan content of barley cultivars grown in 1981 and 1982 at two different sites ranged from 4.03% for Clipper to 5.26% for Malebo. The average values for the experimental lines varied from 4.12 to 5.12%. Total P-glucan was more closely related to grain hardness than to malt extract. For individual varieties P-glucan content increased with increasing grain nitrogen but the magnitude of varietal differences meant that there was no overall relationship between P-glucan and nitrogen.

Inheritance of scald resistance in barley. I. Resistance of genes of group A barley cultivars

1975 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
SM Ali
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Resistance Genes ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Rhynchosporium Secalis ◽  
Common Gene ◽  
Resistant Cultivars ◽  
Barley Cultivars ◽  
Group A ◽  
The Common

The genetic basis of resistance and susceptibility of barley cultivars to Rhynchosporium secalis (Oud.) Davis was determined from F2 and F3 progenies of crosses among five resistant and four susceptible cultivars. The resistant cultivars Psaknon, Atlas 46, Atlas 57, Hudson and Turk were found to share a common gene in addition to other genes for resistance. No race of the pathogen found in Western Australia was able to overcome the resistance conferred by the common gene. The effectiveness of the identified resistance genes to two isolates of R. secalis was studied under glasshouse conditions in winter and summer, and in the field during winter.

scholarly journals Growth, yield and composition of four winter cereals. II. Nitrogen and carbohydrate economy

1993 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ellen
Keyword(s):  
N Uptake ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Soluble Carbohydrates ◽  
N Application ◽  
Barley Cultivars ◽  
Winter Cereals ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
The Difference ◽  
N Harvest Index

A field experiment with 3 cultivars each of wheat, rye, triticale and barley, grown at a density of about 320 plants/m, was conducted in 1986 on a fertile clay soil at East Flevoland, Netherlands. N at 120 kg/ha for wheat and triticale and 60 kg/ha for rye and barley was split-dressed in 2 applications. N yield was highest in wheat (196 kg/ha) and lowest in rye (123 kg/ha). The amounts taken up were influenced by the N rate. The triticale cv. Lasko and the barley cv. Marinka had a higher N-uptake than the other triticale and barley cultivars. N harvest index (i.e. the ratio of N in grains and N in above-ground DM at final harvest) was lowest in rye and highest in barley. N concentration in plant organs (grains, chaff, leaves, stems and roots) was higher in wheat and triticale than in rye and barley. This was probably caused by the difference in the level of N application. N use efficiency, expressed as grain DM production/kg N taken up, was 53 in wheat, 68 in rye, 50 in triticale and 61 in barley. In all species, the largest reserves of water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC) were found in the stems. Rye allocated more dry matter to stem growth before flowering than wheat, triticale and barley. Averaged over these cereals, 26% of WSC, produced before flowering, was used for redistribution and respiration during grain production.

scholarly journals Breeding and genetic patterns in trait expression and efficiency of creation of spring barley cultivars

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 68-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Kozachenko ◽  
N. I. Vasko ◽  
O. H. Naumov ◽  
P. M. Solonechnyi ◽  
O. V. Solonechna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Quality ◽  
Plant Traits ◽  
Spring Barley ◽  
Breeding Method ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Barley Cultivars ◽  
State Register ◽  
Genetic Patterns ◽  
Yield Capacity ◽  
The Creation

Aim. Solutions of scientific problems of increasing the efficiency of genetic breeding methods are important objectives in the creation of valuable spring barley cultivars. Methods. Analyses of variance, variation, correlation and regression as well as genetic methods of analyzing features of genotypes in the diallel crossing and top-crossing design were used. Results. The important scientific problems with regard to increasing the efficiency of breeding for yield capacity, brewing quality and starch fraction composition were solved by establishing morphological and biological characteristics, dispersion, correlation, variability, adaptability, breeding and genetic peculiarities of inheritance, heritability, components of genetic variation, combining ability of plant traits as well as the effectiveness of hybridization and mutagenesis methods. As a result of the patterns established, the efficiency of the creation of economically valuable spring barley cultivars was increased. Conclusions. The new solutions of important scientific problems of raising the efficiency of breeding for yield capacity and grain quality were proposed and generalized. On this basis, valuable cultivars were created. As of 2017, 17 of them have been were included in the State Register of Plant Varieties suitable for dissemination inUkraine. Keywords: breeding-genetic patterns, Hordeum vulgare L., cultivar, breeding method, yield capacity and grain quality.

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